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Colleen Murray
Jan 11, 20203 min read
Not just tall trees
Do you remember when you first started working on your family tree? Your goal was probably to enter immediate relatives, and then move...
Colleen Murray
Nov 4, 20194 min read
Y-DNA and the Waiting Game
I first tested my father’s Y-DNA back in 2014- and it wasn’t until a few weeks ago, five years later, that he finally received a match...
Colleen Murray
Aug 6, 20191 min read
New Editions
I treated myself to some new editions of books that I've previously owned & read. Especially excited that my brand new edition of John...
Colleen Murray
Apr 21, 20197 min read
Hunting for a spy in Belgium
My maternal Belgian line was the most neglected side of my family tree. My mother had inherited two extensive compiled genealogies that...
Colleen Murray
Nov 11, 20183 min read
The Intentionally Forgotten
Library and Archives Canada finished digitizing the service files of Canadian Soldiers in WW1 earlier this year. The completion of this...
Colleen Murray
Sep 12, 20183 min read
EPL's Heritage Collection is circulating!
Edmonton Public Library kept their best genealogy books in what was called the Heritage Room of the downtown Stanley Milner library....
Colleen Murray
Sep 11, 20181 min read
Lecture tonight on Irish Palatines
Photo we took of Adare Manor during a visit a few years ago. Tonight, I am giving a talk at the Alberta Genealogical Society, at the...
Colleen Murray
May 29, 20185 min read
Granny Hogan and family lore
Moonshine Still, public domain, courtesy of Flikr Creative Commons, posted by UNC Library Commons. I'm sharing this story so that it is...
Colleen Murray
May 25, 20182 min read
Privacy Policy
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Colleen Murray
Feb 27, 20182 min read
Free access to The Catholic Register
I will admit that I had no knowledge of The Catholic Register newspaper prior to learning that they were offering free access to their...
Colleen Murray
Feb 9, 20181 min read
Personal Genome Sequencing
I just listened to a fascinating discussion on CBC Radio: The Current on personal genome sequencing. Although we have become used to...
Colleen Murray
Dec 7, 20171 min read
Gift ideas for the genealogist
The holidays are coming, and this genealogist has been working on her Christmas list. The battle of the DNA testing companies has led to...
Colleen Murray
Nov 23, 20171 min read
Genealogy on CBC
This morning I happened to hear an interview on CBC radio on the program "The Current". Author A.J. Jacobs was being interviewed...
Colleen Murray
Oct 25, 20173 min read
Society Blue Books
Recently, a friend introduced me to the Blue Book, a society Who’s Who guide. Several editions from the early 1900’s for the Toronto area...
Colleen Murray
Oct 5, 20172 min read
FamilySearch Indexing Event
October 20 to 22 is FamilySearch’s Worldwide Indexing Event. This is one weekend a year, where FamilySearch, the digitizer and provider...
Colleen Murray
Sep 18, 20171 min read
Upcoming Genealogy class Nov. 4th
The Edmonton branch of the Alberta Genealogical Society is hosting a workshop on November 4th entitled Introduction to Research. Students...
Colleen Murray
Aug 27, 20171 min read
A busy week!
Due to my post on August 3rd, I had a very busy week with the media! My top 100 genealogy blog listing led to CBC RadioActive wanting to...
Colleen Murray
Aug 19, 20172 min read
Advances in Royal Irish Constabulary Research
This week I have been preparing for a talk that I am giving on the Royal Irish Constabulary (the RIC). The talk will be on September 12...
Colleen Murray
Aug 11, 20171 min read
Starting off right
Many of us do genealogy for the thrill of the hunt. Sometimes that means we aren't as careful in documentation and organization as we...
Colleen Murray
Aug 3, 20171 min read
Blog award!
I received some great news this week! This blog has received an award from Feedspot for being one of the top 100 genealogy blogs. You can...